LOCATION

It does have some benefits.
It's not a big deal in most cases though.

 

Hometime is based on company policy, so terminal location isn't that important. It may at times benefit you though, but I wouldn't base my decision on which company to work for on where the terminals are. Pay & benefits are more important.

 

The only benefit I see is some place to park the rig during hometime, if you don't have space for it-where you call home or the company does not allow you to take the rig home.

 

What if they can't find you a load home.
You could get a load and drop it at the yard for someone else to take, then go home.


If you quit or worse got fired, you wouldn't have to worry about how to get home.
Truck Maintenance. if they needed to do a service or whatever else on the truck..maybe something that might take a day or so you could go home.
Some companies can/will give you another truck in those cases but not always, or maybe they just don't have any empty trucks that day.

 

More then likely this won't be your only company so I would suggest finding one close to home incase you quit and then you won't have the long boring uncomfortable bus ride back home.Companies pay your transportation which most uses Grayhound.

 

What part of Missouri do you live in?